Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-15
A KAEEiR HEROINE
Adventures OF = South African Girl who
Sought Her Lover.

adventures OF = South African Girl Who
Sought Her Lover.
The following is in outline the story
of real Kaffir heroine: A father who
had been unfortunate and had lost all
his wealth was importuned to give up
his two daughters for wivesto the mas
ter who had befriended him in his
necessities. He had no power. even if
he had the will, to resist the demand;
so in due time the daughters were sent
to their intended lords kraal. They
would not 90 into the hut. until at last
they were forcibly carried in. 1t was
night, and one of the girls. worn ont
with fatigue and weeping, had fallen
asleep. But if she slept her sister was
awake, and determined TO be free Her
eyes turned toward the distant land of
Natal. for among those of her tribe
who had taken refuge there was GER
tain young man with whom she had
been acquainted from childhood. and
who had obtained possession of her
heart before that evil day which com
PEELED him to run for his life. When
she thought the fit moment had come
Uzinto released herself from her bonds,
and taking up her mat crept out of the
hut.
She determined to avoid the kraals
and travel as much as possible in the
bush. A terrible fight caused by a
leopard was the only incident she met
with, and ut the end of the fourth day
she forded the river Tugela. very
tired and very hungry. Uzinto now
went to kraal to obtain food, and to
discover where her people lived. The
owner saw that she was fugitive, and
thought it fine opportunity TO gain a
wife without expense. She declined
to become an inmate of his house, and
abode with one of his wives for the
night. The Jealous wife communicated
10 her the information she wanted, and
told her that the man wished to de-
ceive her. When Uzinto departed in
the morning the master Of the kraal
met her and again endeavored to per-
suade her to return. He was rich; she
should have plenty of milk and plenty
of beef; she had only to become his
wife to be happy and hOnored. She
listened in silence and went on her
way to her own people, where she was
received by the chief as one of his
wards. Then began her search for her
lover. His brothers kraal adjoined
her new home, and one morning, meet
ing her lovers fayorite nephew, affect
ing not to know him, she said that his
face was not altogether strange to her.
and wondered where she had seen him.
The boy did not think she had seen him
anywhere, and when she suggested the
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been there. The truth was the shrewd
urchin knew her and wanted to make
her more explicit and say whose nephew
he was. She found that her lover was
many miles away. The boy took
message from her, and her lovers re-
ply was favorable, though no present
accompanied it; and when Uzinto
thought thereon her heart was sad.
Meantime two suitors paid her unre-
hitting attention, but she turned a
deaf ear TO their prayers. After
awhile her lover came back; but the of
Tended maiden would not deign to
speak to him; and when he became
sick she attended to him. but in silence.
After his recovery she took little girl
and set off for his kraal under cover of
the night, that she might have an in
terview without creating suspicion.
The entrance was closed. but she
threw a stone upon the hut. Then. af-
ter a scene with her lover she fixed her
value at ten cows, told him when he
had worked long enough to obtain that
number she would come to his kraal
and be betrothed. Some time after
ward she appeared unexpectedly at her
lovers kraal and demanded to be be-
trothed. But the people were afraid to
kill the goat without the chiefs sane
ton, and a messenger being sent to
their chief and she was obliged to go
back. Again, however, she appeared
at her lovers hut, and this time. in
spite of the chiefs rights, the goat was
killed and she became the wife of her
old lorer.-Anttqudry.